The Boston Tea Party was a political demonstration, which took place on 1773, 12, 16. Because North American people were dissatisfied with British colonial rule, samuel adams, a local resident, led 60 sons of liberty disguised as Indians to sneak into a merchant ship and loaded 342 boxes (about15,000) on board.

Beijing happened after the "Seven Years' War" in which Britain defeated France. In order to shift the burden of war military expenditure and plunder various resources of the colonies, Britain strengthened its control and oppression of the North American colonies.

1765 On March 22nd, the British Parliament passed the stamp duty bill, and many colonies began to boycott British goods. Until March 1766, after some debates, the British Parliament finally agreed to abolish the stamp duty bill.

1767 65438+ 10, the British Parliament passed a new tax bill, the Townsend Tax Act, at the suggestion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townsend. The North American colonies once again launched a large-scale boycott of British goods because of this bill, so Britain sent a large number of troops to the colonies. However, the relationship between British soldiers and urban residents is deteriorating due to the lax military discipline.

1on March 5, 770, British troops stationed in Boston opened fire on a group of protesting local people on the grounds of protecting British officials who enforced tariff regulations. As a result, four people died and six people were injured. This is the famous "Boston Massacre" in American history.

The last fuse was 1773. In order to dump the accumulated tea of the East India Company, the British government passed the provision of relief to the East India Company. This provision gives the East India Company the patent right to sell the overstocked tea in the North American colonies, exempting it from paying high import taxes and imposing only a slight tea tax. The regulations explicitly prohibit the sale of "private tea" in the colonies.

As a result, the East India Company monopolized the distribution of tea in the North American colonies, and the price of imported tea was higher than that of "private tea"

50% cheaper (the smuggled tea consumed by ordinary people accounts for 9/ 10). Cheap prices have suppressed local tea sales, resulting in many smuggled and locally grown tea merchants unable to survive.

Manipulated, the sales of tea produced in North America were affected. In addition, North Americans believe that the East India Company was fostered by Britain. If they drink the tea of the East India Company, it means that they continue to be oppressed by the British colonists.

Exploitation, forced to accept British taxation and legislation on colonies. Therefore, this regulation caused great anger among the colonial people in North America, and people in new york, Philadelphia and Charleston refused to unload tea.